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What Do Cats Do All Day? What do Cats do All Day? Megan Bordewick1,2 and Jeremy Marshall1 1Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University 2Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University Abstract Methods and Experimental Design (B) Social When we look at zoo animals, we only see them for a couple of •Data were collected at sunset zoo. minutes at most. We do not see how active they really are, nor do •Behavior of bobcats, cheetahs, tigers, and Amur leopard were collected on a 3 P = 0.0746 we get a good representation of their behavior (Szokalski et al 2012; spread sheet. Spread sheet data were collected in seven, 10- minute increments Allen et al. 2015). Cats are usually seen as lazy, sleepy animals. 2.5 for each animal. Data were collected on four different occasions. per However, what do zoo cats really do during the day? Following four •An ANOVA was used to see if there was a significant difference between activity Period 2 separate visits of 70 minutes each, the results showed a correlation levels of the cats. between social behavior/movement based on size of the animal. 1.5 There is a clear difference in the level of activity and observable • Activity levels for each cat were measured using this chart behaviors among these species of big cat. The data suggest that 1 smaller cats, like the Bobcat may be better at showing the public a 2 Score Activity 1 Observation 0 3 4 0.5 wider range of behaviors. Awake/not Pacing Sleeping Pace/ Run/play moving (walking) Climb 0 Purpose bobcat cheetah leopard tiger The purpose of this research is to observe and analyze the • Route taken around zoo Cat Type difference in behavior between different cats. Conclusions The data show there is a significant difference in amount of Questions, Hypotheses, and Predictions movement depending on size of the cat. The social activity graph does not show a significant difference in social activity Question: What do zoo cats do during the day? between the cats despite the bar graph showing a trend of decreasing social activity compared to cat size (P=0.0746). Hypothesis: There is a correlation between size of the animal and This is likely due to small sample sizes. activity level. Future Directions Study System To improve this experiment, social activity could be better collected and analyzed by increasing the number and length Panthera tigris jacksoni Acinonyx jubatus of the observations. Increasing the number of sets of observations could also improve the numbers and show a better correlation between the size of the cat and how active/social they appear to be. www.sunsetzoo.com/DocumentCenter/View/19 References Results Allen, M.L., C.F. Wallace, C.C. Wilmers. 2015. Patterns in bobcat (Lynx rufus) scent marking and communication behavior. J. Ethology (A) Movement 33:9-14. www.littleapplepost.com/2015/05/15/cheetahs-return-to-sunset-zoo-june-5/ www.animalspot.net/malayan-tiger.html 20 P = 0.00458 Luo, S.J. et al. 2004. Phylogeography and genetic ancestry of tigers 18 a Panthera pardus orientalis Lynx rufus (Panthera tigris). Plos Biology 2:e442. 16 a,b Szokalski, M.S., C.A. Litchfield, W.K. Foster. 2012. Enrichment for per 14 captive tigers (Panthera tigris): current knowledge and future Period 12 b directions. Applied Animal Behavior Science 139:1-9. 10 8 b 6 Acknowledgements 4 I thank the Sunset Zoo for existing and the the cats that Activity Score Activity Observation 2 allowed me to observe them. 0 bobcat cheetah leopard tiger www.critterfiles.com/big-cats-on-the-prowl-at-new-san-diego-zoo-exhibit/ leerichardsonzoo.org/zooedit/A rchive/2012-11-26- NewLogo.php Cat Type.
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